What happened on February 07, 1999
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
When The Reading Light Went On By Candace Barrett, executive director of Los Angeles Children's Museum
For VICA, Many Issues Are Far From Resolved By Bonny L. Herman, Bonny L. Herman has been president of the Valley Industry and Commerce Assn. since 1986. She is a Richard Riordan appointee to the Metropolitan Water District board of directors
When All Seemed Lost, Officer Gave Her Hope By Steve Chawkins, Steve Chawkins is a Times staff writer. His e-mail address is steve.chawkins@latimes.com
Preening and Posing By Josef Woodard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
An Economist Looks at SOAR By Mark Schniepp, Mark Schniepp, director of the UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project, recently completed a study of SOAR, Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources. His work will be published by the university on Feb. 18 in the 1999 Ventura County Economic Outlook. Here is a portion of the draft report
A National Priority Renewed By Brad Sherman, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat, represents portions of Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley
Mental Health Deserves Equal Treatment By Dr. Michael A. Glueck, Dr. Michael A. Glueck is a retired Newport Beach physician
In Unity, a Promise of Real Change By Rob Glushon, Rob Glushon is a member of the elected charter reform commission representing the 11th City Council District, which includes Encino, Tarzana, Woodland Hills, Van Nuys and Sherman Oaks
Expert Advice By Kris D. Gutierrez, Kris D. Gutierrez is an associate professor at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
BOOKS
Where Poetry and Truth Align By Carol Muske Dukes, Carol Muske Dukes is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, "An Octave Above Thunder: New and Selected Poems" and "Women and Poetry: Truth, Autobiography and the Shape of the Self."
Knocking on the Doors of the Impossible By Richard Howard, Richard Howard is a poet and translator and teaches in the writing division of the School of the Arts, Columbia University. His latest book of poetry, "Trappings," will be published by Turtlepoint Press in the fall
On Translating Montale By Allan M. Jalon, Allan M. Jalon writes about poetry for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Southwest Review
Black Hole By Peter Plagens, Peter Plagens is the art critic at Newsweek magazine. His novel, "Time for Robo," will be published by Black Heron Press in April
Harvest By Meghan O'rourke, Meghan O'Rourke works in the fiction department at The New Yorker
Surrender, Dorothy By Jim Holt, Jim Holt writes about science and philosophy for the Wall Street Journal and Lingua Franca
First Ficion By Mark Rozzo, Mark Rozzo's "First Fiction" column appears monthly in Book Review
How I Fell in Love With Poetry By Edward Hirsch, Edward Hirsch is the author of five books of poetry, most recently "On Love." His essay will appear in a somewhat different form in the book "How to Read a Poem," to be published in April by Harcourt Brace
Culture Vulture By Peter Clothier, Peter Clothier is the author, most recently, of "David Hockney" (Abbeville)
OPINION
More Than a King of a Poor Nation By Shibley Telhami, Shibley Telhami holds the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland and is a senior fellow at Brookings Institution
The Decline And Fall Of Kenneth Starr By Stephen Gillers, Stephen Gillers teaches legal ethics at New York University School of Law
Reviving a Mission for UC By Kevin Starr, Kevin Starr, a contributing editor to Opinion, is State Librarian of California and a University Professor at USC. The latest volume of his history of California is "The Dream Endures: California Enters the 1940s."
Want Political Help? Look to the Courts By Susan Estrich, Susan Estrich is a law professor at USC. She served as a campaign manager for Michael S. Dukakis in 1988
An Ineptitude That Will Cost Lives By Marlene Nadle, Marlene Nadle is a journalist formerly based in Yugoslavia and an associate of the East and Central Europe program of the New School of Social Research
A Politically Unpopular Success Story By Sidney Weintraub, Sidney Weintraub, an economist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is the author of "NAFTA at Three."
Can This Marriage Be Saved? By Bill Press, Bill Press is co-host of CNN's "Crossfire."
Great-Communicating a Scandal By Dinesh D'souza, Dinesh D'Souza is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and author of "Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader" (Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster)
The Decaying Integrity of the Olympics By Paul L. Montgomery, Paul L. Montgomery, a former reporter for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, is a writer based in Lausanne
Gabrielle Kirk McDonald By Kitty Felde, Kitty Felde, a journalist for public radio, is the Friday host of KPCC's "Talk of the City."
Clinton's Transformation Into a Mythical 'Trickster' By Laura Shamas, Laura Shamas is an adjunct professor in English and communications at Pepperdine University